Core Documents on International Law

KAREN HULME is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, UK, where she specialises in teaching and researching in Public International Law.

1919 Covenant of the League of Nations (as amended), Articles 10-16, and 22 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, Article 1 1945 UN Charter and Statute of the ICJ 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, including Protocols 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13 1958 Continental Shelf Convention 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including First Optional Protocol and Second 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including First and Second Optional Protocol 1967 Outer Space Treaty 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1970 General Assembly Friendly Relations Declaration 1972 Stockholm Declaration and 1992 Rio Declaration 1973 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents 1974 General Assembly Resolution 3314, Definition of Aggression 1978 Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties 1978 UK State Immunity Act 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, including Implementation Agreement 1984 Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, including Optional Protocol 1992 Biological Diversity Convention 1994 Agreement Establishing the WTO 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 2001 ILC Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts 2002 Elements of Crimes 2004 UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property